Old Louisville
HistoryView of the Art
Gallery & Lake in Central Park, 1883

The Southern Exposition,
originally scheduled to last about two months, was such a success (in those
first couple of months, there were well over 700,000 paid admissions) that
the expo was extended. It closed four years later in 1887. This
view shows the Art Gallery built in Central Park, looking northeast from the
hill where the pergola now stands. The corner of the lake can be seen
on the upper left of the drawing. The whole are is presentlythe site
of the tennis courts.